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On 2 November 2013, Mary Boone Gallery, in cooperation with Galerie Perrotin, will open at its Chelsea location an exhibition of monumental sculpture and new paintings byKAWS.

The Hunter College Department of Art and Art History is pleased to announce a public lecture by Charles Gaines, the Fall 2013 Judith Zabar Visiting Artist,Today, November 4, 2013, at 7:00 pm in the Lang Recital Hall, located in the Hunter North Building, entrance on East 69th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues in Manhattan.

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced casting today for two theatrical productions in November: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, the Iranian absurdist play about isolation co-presented with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), running today, Nov. 3-9, 2013, and Birds Do It, Bees Do It..., the annual cabaret performance Nov. 5, 2013, created by Rob Lindley and Doug Peck.

The Museum of Modern Art presents Isa Genzken: Retrospective, the first major U.S. exhibition to encompass the artist's oeuvre, on view from November 23, 2013, to March 10, 2014. Spanning almost 40 years of Genzken's inventive, audacious, and deeply influential artwork, the exhibition brings together more than 150 objects in an astonishing variety of techniques, including assemblage, sculpture, painting, photography, collage, drawing, artist's books, film, and large-scale installations. A majority of the works in the exhibition are on view in the U.S. for the first time, including Schauspieler (Actors) (2013), a large-scale installation, while others have rarely been publicly exhibited anywhere. Isa Genzken: Retrospective is co-organized by The Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibition is organized by Sabine Breitwieser, Chief Curator, Department of Media and Performance Art (until January 31, 2013), and Laura Hoptman, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA; Michael Darling, the James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; and Jeffrey Grove, Senior Curator of Special Projects & Research, Dallas Museum of Art; with Stephanie Weber, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Media and Performance Art, MoMA.

The Hunter College Department of Art and Art History is pleased to announce a public lecture by Charles Gaines, the Fall 2013 Judith Zabar Visiting Artist,Monday, November 4, 2013, at 7:00 pm in the Lang Recital Hall, located in the Hunter North Building, entrance on East 69th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues in Manhattan.

New York Live Arts presents Big Dance Theater's (BDT) Ich, Kurbisgeist, today, October 31 - November 2, andNovember 5 - 9 at 7:30pm, and November 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 10:00pm, as part of its signature program, the Replay Series. An 'impressively inscrutable' (The New York Times) work directed by Paul Lazar, co-directed and choreographed by Annie-B Parson and written by Sibyl Kempson, a playwright of works 'authentic, appealing, and...thrill[ing]' (Village Voice), Ich Kurbisgeist returns to the stage just in time for Halloween.

Sundance Institute today announced the three projects and two artists-in-residence that will participate in its two-week (December 1-15) Theatre Lab for musical theatre and ensemble-generated projects, taking place for the third time at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). Under the supervision of Artistic Director Philip Himberg and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, the Lab is one of the Theatre Program's five annual development opportunities for theatre artists around the world.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Shirazeh Houshiary on view at 201 Chrystie Street from 30 October – 28 December 2013.

New York, NY…Dominique Lévy is pleased to announce the second exhibition at her gallery's new home at 909 Madison Avenue. Opening to the public on November 23, 2013, Boris Mikhailov: Four Decades will explore the full career of one of the leading photographers from the former Soviet Union. For over 30 years, Ukranian-born Mikhailov has investigated the fate of the individual within the framework of history, making life-size color photographs that reveal the ever-widening gulf between public ideology and private existence in post-communist Eastern Europe. Deeply rooted in the tradition of social study and commentary, Mikhailov's work locates its power in deep engagement with its subjects. His works are portraits that draw the viewer into a world of humor, lust, vulnerability, survival, aging, and death -- a realm that is foreign and specific, but somehow disturbingly close.

Longhouse Projects presents Mary Ellen Strom's exhibition Stand by Snow, her first solo show with the gallery.

Protocinema presents Köken Ergun. Opening: Thursday, November 7, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.

Beginning November 8, The Jewish Museum will launch a new series showcasing contemporary art in its Skirball Lobby. Artists will be invited to create new work or adapt a recent piece for the Museum's spacious entryway. The first installation in the new series, Tears, is a work by French artist Claire Fontaine consisting of nine neon signs suspended from the ceiling, each reading 'Isle of Tears' in a different language. The work is inspired by the experiences of immigrants passing through Ellis Island - which was often referred to as the 'Isle of Tears' - to enter the United States. Using Walls, Floors, and Ceilings builds on the Museum's 1970 program called Using Walls that featured the work of 14 up-and-coming international artists of the time including Richard Artschwager, Sol Lewitt, and Lawrence Weiner, among others. Now, nearly 45 years later, The Jewish Museum is revisiting this innovative moment in its history with a new series of artist commissions, showcasing new or adapted work by artists from around the globe. In May 2014, the series will feature the work of Mel Bochner, who participated in the 1970 Using Walls program, timed to his solo exhibition at the Museum. Claire Fontaine: Tears remains on view at The Jewish Museum through April 20, 2014.

Los Angeles contemporary artist, Kim Dingle, will show her first art installation in Los Angeles since 1997 and will merge her restaurant and studio practice by curating a Boutique Wine and Craft Beer shop at Coagula Curatorial art gallery in Chinatown's historic Ling's Market (974 Chung King Road, Chinatown, Los Angeles, 90012).

Jacob's Pillow Dance and MASS MoCA co-present inventive, contemporary ensemble Shen Wei Dance Arts this weekend, October 26 and 27 at MASS MoCA's Hunter Center for the Performing Arts.

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) presents the 24th annual Fall Festival, with more than 60 events that will explore the theme of ANIMAL: What Makes Us Human, Nov. 1-10 at venues across Chicago. This year's presenters include political consultant and former Senior Advisor to President Obama David Axelrod, revolutionary chef, restaurateur and TV personality Rick Bayless, celebrated author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Eating Animals Jonathan Safran Foer, autism activist and author Temple Grandin, 59 Grand Slam title-winning tennis player Martina Navratilova, critically-acclaimed director of Boys Don't Cry and the recently released Carrie remake Kimberly Peirce, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler), author of The Secret History and the newly released novel The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, and many more.

On 2 November 2013, Mary Boone Gallery, in cooperation with Galerie Perrotin, will open at its Chelsea location an exhibition of monumental sculpture and new paintings by KAWS.

3Arts is honored to announce the ten recipients of its 6th annual 3Arts Awards, presented to women artists, artists of color and artists with disabilities working in the performing, teaching and visual arts. The awards will be presented tonight, Monday, Oct. 21, by the 3Arts Board of Directors and Awards Host Committee in a celebratory gathering at the Museum of Contemporary Art. 3Arts has awarded over $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Chicago artists in the past six years.

CHICAGO, IL (October 21, 2013)–3Arts is honored to announce the ten recipients of its 6th annual 3Arts Awards, presented to women artists, artists of color and artists with disabilities working in the performing, teaching and visual arts. The awards will be presented tonight, Monday, Oct. 21, by the 3Arts Board of Directors and Awards Host Committee in a celebratory gathering at the Museum of Contemporary Art. 3Arts has awarded over $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Chicago artists in the past six years.

Award-winning singer and PBS/WNET and NY affiliates Host for Andrea Bocelli “Live From Central Park” and “Il Volo Takes Flight” CRISTINA FONTANELLI brings her program of Italy's best-loved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics during her 10th-Annual “Christmas In Italy” concert at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Saturday, December 7 at 3:00 PM the culmination of the Year of Italian Culture in the United States which was designated by the Italian government. This year's concert will also honor several living WWII Italian-American veterans in memory of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941. Acclaimed actor Tony Lo Bianco will read a special memorial poem in honor of the veterans and PBS-TV's Jim Masters will emcee. Called a “vocal genius” by the New York Sun, Ms. Fontanelli's show is a love letter to her Italian heritage and a tribute to her grandparents. “I decided to begin this annual Holiday tradition to preserve Italy's great classic and popular song heritage and to teach them and the values they represent to younger generations.” says Ms. Fontanelli. The BMCC Tribeca PAC is located at 199 Chambers St. (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City